RV lost at JFK?

[Walt]

 

[jclark]

Wow!

 

[bjdecker]

...some additional incidents involving this particular RV...

Accident Van's RV-7A N5025G, Friday 1 August 2008

The pilot reported that during the landing he let the

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Accident Van's RV-7A N5025G, Monday 16 April 2012

According to the pilot, after about 2 1/2 hours of local flight, while maneuvering at 3,000 feet, the airplane's rotary engine coolant temperature rose. As the pilot turned the airplane b...

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[bmellis11]

I normally fly from KCDW under the NYC bravo near Newark. Now I know why they drilled not busting the bravo into our heads

 

[RV8JD]

I kind of feel for the guy. RV-7A, deregistered in early 2019. Two accidents before that. The NTSB Final Reports:

2012:

https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83441/pdf

2008:

https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68733/pdf

 

[PhatRV]

The 2nd accident was caused by the Mazda rotary engine.

 

[PaulvS]

The 2nd accident was caused by the Mazda rotary engine.

... which the builder had modified and inadvertently blocked an oil passage, causing the engine to seize (according to the report)

 

[azonic75]

Looks like a pretty old incident. '09. Amazing the stuff that gets found and put on the internet!

 

[Mel]

A search on the builder/owner shows that he may have previously built a Seawind with a Subaru engine. Circa 1998.

 

[RayJay]

If you look up the tail on Flight aware, the picture is of the police helicopter landed at Republic with the RV in the background. Someone has quite the sense of humor.